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Large waves in the Pacific Ocean are pictured from a property that will soon be consumed by erosion in Washaway Beach, Washington December 11, 2014 as a Pacific winter storm hits the western United States. The same storm lashed northern and central California on Thursday with heavy rain and high winds, knocking out electricity to tens of thousands of homes, disrupting commercial flights and prompting school closures in the San Francisco Bay area. REUTERS/David Ryder (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)